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NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Thu 9/29/16 8:27 PM 11:17 PM 7895 3856
   2016 WK 4 – MIA VS. CIN
2 TNF PRE-KICK Thu 9/29/16 8:00 PM 8:27 PM 3107 1517
   TNF PRE-KICK
3 TNF POST-GAME Thu 9/29/16 11:20 PM 12:00 AM 2737 1586
   TNF POST-GAME
4 TIMELINE Thu 9/29/16 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 1247 688
   LAST DAY IN LA
5 TNF SHOWCASE Thu 9/29/16 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 1158 641
   TNF SHOWCASE
6 NFL TOTAL ACCESS Thu 9/29/16 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 759 410
   NFL TOTAL ACCESS
7 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sun 10/02/16 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 480 225
   NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS
8 TNF GAMEDAY Thu 9/29/16 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 367 192
   TNF GAMEDAY
9 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sun 10/02/16 8:30 PM 9:30 PM 354 145
   NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS
10 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Sun 10/02/16 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 331 160
   NFL GAMEDAY MORNING
12 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE Sun 10/02/16 4:30 PM 7:30 PM 320 143
   NFL GAMEDAY LIVE
13 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME Sun 10/02/16 11:43 PM 1:22 AM 315 163
   NFL GAMEDAY PRIME
15 FOOTBALL LIFE Fri 9/30/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 258 139
   CHAD JOHNSON
16 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE Sun 10/02/16 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 256 116
   NFL GAMEDAY LIVE
22 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME Sun 10/02/16 11:30 PM 11:43 PM 223 97
   NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME
23 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST Sun 10/02/16 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 221 104
   NFL GAMEDAY FIRST
25 NFL REPLAY Tue 9/27/16 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 197 93
   2016 WK 3 – WAS VS. NYG
26 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Sun 9/25/16 3:00 AM 6:00 AM 196 89
   SNF: CHI VS. DAL 9/25/16
52 INSIDE THE NFL Wed 9/28/16 12:00 AM 1:30 AM 141 63
   INSIDE THE NFL
72 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Tue 9/27/16 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 113 41
   ATL VS. NO 9/26/16
76 UNDRAFTED Tue 9/27/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 108 74
   S3-03
78 SOUND FX Wed 9/28/16 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 106 48
   2016 – WEEK 3

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is up +100 percent (1,200,000 vs. 601,000) from one week earlier and up +98 percent (1,200,000 vs. 607,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is up +36 percent (315,000 vs. 231,000) from one week earlier and up +44 percent (315,000 vs. 218,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

  • “Good Morning Football” (Sep. 26-30 7-10 a.m.): 108,000 (62,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Fantasy Live” (Sep. 26-30): 182,000 (104,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Fantasy and Friends” (Sep. 26-28 & 30): 160,000 (99,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (Sep. 26-28 & 30-Oct. 1 early evening): 206,000 (97,000 adults 18-49)
  • “NFL Total Access” (Sep. 26-28 & 30-Oct. 1 late night): 156,000 (71,000 adults 18-49)

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MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Sat 10/01/16 10:39 PM 10:45 PM 369 84
   MLBT PRIME
2 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Thu 9/29/16 7:08 PM 10:25 PM 367 89
   BOS AT NYY/CIN AT STL
3 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Sat 10/01/16 7:09 PM 10:39 PM 305 71
   TOR AT BOS/DET AT ATL
4 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Thu 9/29/16 10:25 PM 12:03 AM 242 78
   MLB TONIGHT
5 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Fri 9/30/16 10:22 PM 1:40 AM 212 71
   LAD AT SF/PIT AT STL
6 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Mon 9/26/16 7:00 PM 10:54 PM 203 72
   NYM AT MIA/CLE AT DET
7 MLB PREGAME Thu 9/29/16 7:00 PM 7:08 PM 190 56
   MLB PREGAME SHOW
8 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Mon 9/26/16 10:54 PM 12:10 AM 145 59
   MLB TONIGHT
9 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME Wed 9/28/16 2:10 PM 5:23 PM 138 27
   SEA AT HOU
9 MLB TONIGHT PRIME Wed 9/28/16 8:00 PM 1:12 AM 138 55
   MLB TONIGHT
13 PRIME BASEBALL GAME (joined-in-progress) Sat 10/01/16 10:45 PM 1:12 AM 131 39
   OAK AT SEA/HOU AT LAA
14 PRIME BASEBALL GAME Tue 9/27/16 8:15 PM 11:33 PM 130 41
   CIN AT STL/SEA AT HOU
15 PRIME BASEBALL GAME (joined-in-progress) Thu 9/29/16 12:03 AM 1:31 AM 117 35
   COL AT SF/LAD AT SD
24 MLB NETWORK PRESENTS Sun 10/02/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 96 32
   .406 TED WILLIAMS STORY
71 PLAY BALL Sat 10/01/16 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 58 19
   PLAY BALL
77 JOSE FERNANDEZ FUNERAL Thu 9/29/16 1:33 PM 3:50 PM 55 25
   JOSE FERNANDEZ FUNERAL

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is up +11 percent (199,000 vs. 180,000) from one week earlier and up +38 percent (199,000 vs. 144,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is even (92,000 vs. 92,000) from one week earlier and up +7 percent (92,000 vs. 86,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

  • “MLB Central” (Sep. 26-30): 49,000 (18,000 adults 18-49)
  • “High Heat” (Sep. 26-30 & Oct. 2): 60,000 (25,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Rundown” (Sep. 26-27 & 29-30): 56,000 (17,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Now” (Sep. 26-27 & 29-30): 75,000 (17,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Intentional Talk” (Sep. 26-30): 84,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight BP” (Sep. 26-Oct. 1): 96,000 (30,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (prime time)” (Sep. 26-Oct. 1): 148,000 (54,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight (weekend afternoon)” (Oct. 1-2): 79,000 (26,000 adults 18-49)
  • “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Oct. 2 5-8 p.m.): 132,000 (42,000 adults 18-49)
  • “Quick Pitch” (Sep. 26-Oct. 2 late night): 89,000 (33,000 adults 18-49)

Major League Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox” (TBS, Oct. 2 3:02-6:50 p.m.): 342,000 viewers (129,000 adults 18-49)

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Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 RYDER CUP Fri 9/30/16 8:30 AM 6:56 PM 1300 287
   2016 RYDER CUP
2 LIVE FROM Sun 10/02/16 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 644 154
   RYDER CUP
3 LIVE FROM Sun 10/02/16 5:59 PM 9:10 PM 422 99
   RYDER CUP
4 LIVE FROM Fri 9/30/16 6:56 PM 9:00 PM 413 105
   RYDER CUP
5 LIVE FROM Sat 10/01/16 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 411 112
   RYDER CUP
6 LIVE FROM Sun 10/02/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 363 71
   RYDER CUP
7 LIVE FROM Sun 10/02/16 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 322 67
   RYDER CUP
8 LIVE FROM Fri 9/30/16 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 307 65
   RYDER CUP
9 LIVE FROM Thu 9/29/16 5:00 PM 8:26 PM 299 56
   RYDER CUP OPEN CEREMONY
10 LIVE FROM Sat 10/01/16 7:16 PM 9:16 PM 243 76
   RYDER CUP
11 RYDER CUP Fri 9/30/16 9:00 PM 2:00 AM 220 74
   2016 RYDER CUP
12 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 216 25
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
14 ARNIE Mon 9/26/16 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 181 17
   EP 1 ARNIE & HIS ARMY
15 RYDER CUP: NBC Sat 10/01/16 9:16 PM 3:16 AM 180 65
   2016 RYDER CUP
24 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 150 29
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
29 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 140 29
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
32 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 133 22
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
37 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 126 21
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
38 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 125 27
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
39 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 124 24
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
39 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 124 31
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
41 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 121 24
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
42 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 119 18
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
43 ARNIE & ME Mon 9/26/16 11:03 PM 12:02 AM 118 33
   
45 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 116 21
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
57 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 12:02 AM 1:02 AM 99 28
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
58 GOLFING WORLD Wed 9/28/16 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 98 25
   
65 ARNIE Mon 9/26/16 9:00 PM 10:01 PM 88 12
   EP 2 ARNIE & THE MAJORS
68 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Sun 9/25/16 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 83 26
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
76 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Sun 9/25/16 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 70 25
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
78 RYDER CUP HIGHLIGHTS Tue 9/27/16 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 69 14
   EUROPE 2012
84 LPGA TOUR Sat 10/01/16 11:30 AM 4:30 PM 63 17
   2016 REIGNWOOD CLASSIC
85 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Sun 9/25/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 58 22
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
90 LPGA TOUR Wed 9/28/16 1:00 AM 4:00 AM 51 20
   2016 REIGNWOOD CLASSIC
97 LPGA TOUR Sun 10/02/16 2:00 PM 5:59 PM 34 5
   2016 REIGNWOOD CLASSIC
99 LPGA TOUR Thu 9/29/16 3:18 AM 4:00 AM 27 10
   2016 REIGNWOOD CLASSIC
100 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Mon 9/26/16 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 24 1
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER
107 GOLF CENTRAL SPECIAL REPORT Tue 9/27/16 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 15 0
   REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is up +70 percent (182,000 vs. 107,000) from one week earlier and up +271 percent (182,000 vs. 49,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is up +110 percent (204,000 vs. 97,000) from one week earlier and up +325 percent (204,000 vs. 48,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following daily Golf Channel programs of the week:

  • “The Morning Drive” (Sep. 26-30 & Oct. 2): 94,000 viewers (21,000 adults 18-49)

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NBA TV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

VIEWER
RANK
PROGRAM DATE START
TIME
END
TIME
VIEWERS
(000)
A18-49
(000)
1 NBA PRESEASON (live) Sat 10/01/16 7:27 PM 10:00 PM 232 85
   GOLDEN STATE/TORONTO
2 NBA GAMETIME LIVE Sat 10/01/16 10:00 PM 10:32 PM 115 51
   NBA GAMETIME LIVE
3 NBA PRESEASON (live) Sun 10/02/16 8:00 PM 10:30 PM 77 41
   SHANGHAI SHARKS/HOUSTON
4 NBA PRESEASON PREGAME Sat 10/01/16 7:00 PM 7:27 PM 61 17
   PREGAME 10/5/10
5 VINCE CARTER Wed 9/28/16 10:30 PM 11:30 PM 60 46
   VINCE CARTER: THE INTERVIEW
6 NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK Thu 9/29/16 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 59 26
   2016 CLE/GSW GM7-FNL
6 REAL TRAINING CAMP Fri 9/30/16 9:30 PM 11:00 PM 59 30
   2016 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
8 NBA GAMETIME Sat 10/01/16 5:30 AM 6:00 AM 57 25
   GAMETIME 10/01/16
9 COURTSIDE CINEMA ON NBATV Tue 9/27/16 9:30 PM 11:00 PM 53 34
   THE DREAM TEAM
9 NBA GAMETIME Sat 10/01/16 1:00 AM 1:30 AM 53 14
   GAMETIME 10/01/16
9 NBA GAMETIME Sat 10/01/16 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 53 28
   GAMETIME 10/01/16
39 PRESS CONFERENCE Wed 9/28/16 8:30 PM 8:40 PM 29 20
   WNBA MVP PRESS CONFERENCE
47 REAL TRAINING CAMP (live) Fri 9/30/16 3:00 PM 5:30 PM 28 13
   2016 LOS ANGELES LAKERS L
69 NBA MEDIA DAY (live) Mon 9/26/16 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 21 12
   2016 MEDIA DAY 9/26 L
95 REAL TRAINING CAMP (live) Wed 9/28/16 10:00 AM 12:23 PM 16 7
   2016 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS L
119 NBA MEDIA DAY (live) Mon 9/26/16 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 12 2
   2016 MEDIA DAY 9/26/16 RECAP L
138 PRESS CONFERENCE Mon 9/26/16 10:23 AM 10:47 AM 6 3
   MIAMI HEAT PRESS CONFERENCE

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is up +117 percent (65,000 vs. 30,000) from one week earlier and up +27 percent (65,000 vs. 51,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up +53 percent (29,000 vs. 19,000) from one week earlier and up +12 percent (29,000 vs. 26,000) from the same week one year ago (September 28-October 4, 2015).

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WWE Raw

Monday, September 26, 2016 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 1.78 household rating, 2.850 million total viewers and 1.248 million adults 18-49
+4% from 2.734 million total viewers and +5% from 1.187 million adults 18-49 on 9/19/16
-18% from 3.476 million total viewers and -20% from 1.553 million adults 18-49 on 9/28/15

9-10 p.m.: 1.47 household rating, 2.381 million total viewers and 1.014 million adults 18-49
-11% from 2.686 million total viewers and -12% from 1.153 million adults 18-49 on 9/19/16
-28% from 3.326 million total viewers and -27% from 1.389 million adults 18-49 on 9/28/15

10-11:10 p.m.: 1.37 household rating, 2.203 million total viewers and 0.945 million adults 18-49
-16% from 2.633 million total viewers and -19% from 1.162 million adults 18-49 on 9/19/16
-31% from 3.188 million total viewers and -32% from 1.383 million adults 18-49 on 9/28/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Sep. 30 8-11 p.m.: 111,000 total viewers (56,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. Sep. 30/Early Sat. Oct. 1 midnight-3 a.m.: 20,000 total viewers (8,000 adults 18-49)
Suni. Oct. 2 4-7 p.m.: 19,000 total viewers (10,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 on USA

8-10 p.m.: 1.46 household rating, 2.340 million total viewers and 0.945 million adults 18-49
+2% from 2.292 million total viewers and +1% from 0.937 million adults 18-49 on USA 9/20/16
+10% from 2.132 million total viewers and +25% from 0.758 million adults 18-49 on Syfy 10/01/15

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Oct. 1 10:00 p.m.-midnight: 68,000 total viewers (28,000 adults 18-49)
Late Sat. Oct. 1/Early Sun. Oct. 2 2:00-4:00 a.m.: 5,000 total viewers (4,000 adults 18-49)

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Impact Wrestling (Pop, Sep. 29 8:00-10:00 p.m.): 365,000 total viewers (103,000 adults 18-49)

Lucha Underground (El Rey, Sep. 28 8:00-9:00 p.m.): 85,000 total viewers (31,000 adults 18-49)
Lucha Underground repeat (El Rey, Sep. 28 9:00-10:00 p.m.): 38,000 total viewers (14,000 adults 18-49)

Inside the NFL (Showtime, Sep. 27 8:59-9:58 p.m.): 99,000 total viewers (33,000 adults 18-49)

Season with FSU (Showtime, Sep. 27 9:59-10:29 p.m.): 74,000 total viewers (55,000 adults 18-49)

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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, Sep. 27 10:02-10:55 p.m.): 250,000 total viewers (131,000 adults 18-49)

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Any Given Wednesday (HBO, Sep. 28 10:00-10:30 p.m.): 144,000 total viewers (76,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Oct. 2 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 267,000 total viewers (149,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Oct. 2 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 280,000 total viewers (130,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Oct. 2 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 402,000 total viewers (189,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Oct. 2 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 353,000 total viewers (133,000 adults 18-49)

E-League: Overwatch Open Grand Final” (TBS, Sep. 30 10:00 p.m.-12:25 a.m.): 280,000 viewers (163,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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